Fox News fires Bob Beckel for "making an insensitive remark to an African-American employee"

Fox News Channel is parting ways – again – with Bob Beckel, the co-host of its primetime program, “The Five.”

“Bob Beckel was terminated today for making an insensitive remark to an African-American employee,” the network said in a statement…

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Fox News’ internal culture has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks. Several current and former employees have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Fox News in State Supreme Court in the Bronx, adding to a wave of litigation set against the network. The network has set in place a new human-resources chief and hired female executives to fill an open chief financial officer slot as well as its head of ad sales.

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